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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(medicine, archaic) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones..
Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.
Use cretinism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cretinism means (medicine, archaic) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones..
Common synonyms include congenital iodine deficiency syndrome.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Cretinism is a form of amentia, which is endemic in certain districts, especially in some of the valleys of Switzerland, Savoy, and France.
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